Academic Success

Why Doing Well In School Is Way More Important Than We Thought

Previous studies have shown that as many as 36% of college graduates make no progress in writing, critical thinking or reasoning.

Mr. T always said "Don’t be a fool, stay in school," but a new study by academics says that just showing up to class isn't good enough. That’s because those who made the least amount of progress in college were more likely to be unemployed, burdened with credit card debt and even living at home later in life.

Using the Collegiate Learning Assessment, researchers were able to filter the college grads into groups. Those who had scored in the bottom quintile of the CLA when in school were three times more likely to be unemployed (9.6%), compared with the students who scored in the top quintile (3.1%), and were almost twice as likely to be living at home (35%), compared with the students with good grades (18%). Also, the students in the lower tier were more likely to have serious credit card debt (51%) when compared with those who graded well (37%).

Previous studies have shown that as many as 36% of college graduates make no progress in writing, critical thinking or reasoning. If you thought you could skate by with cramming and copying, you're in for a rude awakening later in life.